Author Archives: Editorial

Government’s cynical view of human life Epidemics cannot be overcome through subjective notions but only through scientific methods. What is more, they require an early recognition of the immensity of the danger…

Consumers suffer the most Flour mill owners of Punjab, KP and Balochistan decided to go on a complete strike yesterday due to procurement restrictions being created by their respective provincial governments. That…

Earlier consultations with stakeholders could have helped That the National Finance Commission has been constituted has been overdue, but it has run into objections from the very outset, with Sindh Chief Minister…

What’s the ‘vision’? Economic Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, while chairing a formal meeting on budget exercise for the upcoming fiscal year, addressing a team from the FBR, stated that the proposals…

TORs contain potentially explosive new content That the government has notified the 10th National Finance Commission is no surprise, as an Award is urgently needed, with the current Award, which had been…

Pakistan and social media Earlier this year the PTI government had attempted to get a handle on social media after successfully ‘taming’ conventional media. The ill-conceived policy aimed at ‘regulating social media’…

Importing raw material critical in the fight against covid-19 The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association has warned that any ban on import of raw material from India at this point would not only…

A good decision at the right time As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, claiming lives and inflicting serious damage to an already struggling economy, there are certain silver linings that if identified…